Published date: 17 May 2018

This notice was replaced on 22 August 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 August 2018, last edited 25 May 2023)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£120,000,000 to £580,000,000

Procurement reference

DN305005

Published date

17 May 2018

Closing date

21 June 2018

Contract start date

1 November 2018

Contract end date

31 October 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Association of the North East Councils Trading as North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) is seeking to establish a Framework Contract with a sole supplier for the Provision of a Vendor Neutral Managed Service for Temporary Agency Resourcing. The solution will provide for all types of temporary agency resource and across a number of supply categories on behalf of NEPO Members and NEPO Associate Members. The successful supplier must be able to source and manage the effective provision of Temporary Agency Resource across all service areas and for all assignments; this will be up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and across all skill sets as required. At the date of Framework Contract period commencement, 1st November 2018, the successful supplier, working closely with the incumbent supplier, will begin a phased implementation of all existing Framework Contract users to be completed by 31st March 2019.

About the buyer

Contact name

Marie Bartup

Address

The Guildhall, Sandhill
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE13AF
England

Email

marie.bartup@nepo.org